MLB – Major League Baseball

Yesterday

Minnesota Twins 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers, PPD, Rain – rescheduled for Monday 9/27      

Twins 5, Cubs 4 – Kepler homers twice, Ryan’s 11 Ks lead Twins over Cubs 5-4

Max Kepler homered twice, rookie Joe Ryan struck out a season-high 11, and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4. Kepler staked the Twins to a 2-0 lead with a homer in the first inning and hit a tiebreaking drive in the fourth for his 11th multihomer game, his second time this season. The Cubs and Twins are both 67-85, nearing the end of disappointing season. Chicago lost for the ninth time in 11 games.

White Sox at Tigers, PPD – White Sox-Tigers game postponed until Monday due to rain

Wednesday’s game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park has been postponed because of rain. The game will be made up on Monday afternoon. The Tigers stalled the White Sox’s drive for the AL Central title with a 5-3 victory on Tuesday. Chicago's magic number for clinching the division remains at two. It plays the second-place Cleveland Indians on the road in a five-game series beginning today. Chicago is closing in on its first division title in 13 years.

Tonight

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians, 1:10 p.m./6:10 p.m. – Doubleheader

Cubs and Tigers are off

NFL – National Football League

Tonight

Carolina Panthers at Houston Texans, 8:20 p.m.

NFL – Fields to make first start for Bears with Dalton injured

Justin Fields is set to make his first start for the Chicago Bears. Coach Matt Nagy says the team will go with the prized rookie quarterback when the Bears visit the Cleveland Browns this week with veteran Andy Dalton sidelined because of a left knee injury. Nagy says Dalton remains the team’s No. 1 quarterback for now and the plan is for him to be the starter when he is healthy. Nagy adds the three-time Pro Bowler is week to week, though the Bears don’t think he will be placed on injured reserve. Super Bowl 52 MVP Nick Foles will be the backup quarterback.

NFL – NFL chief medical officer explains 2021 testing procedures

The NFL’s chief medical officer notes that daily testing of all players for COVID-19, something the union’s president has pushed for, has its strengths and weaknesses. Using the situations for many doctors and nurses as a comparison, Dr. Allen Sills says testing is one component of fighting through the pandemic. Nearly 94% of NFL players are vaccinated, and Sills is encouraged by that number — particularly because of how that number has grown since midsummer.

NHL – NHL camps open as teams take stock of unvaccinated players

Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman says forward Tyler Bertuzzi's is Detroit's only unvaccinated player. Bertuzzi will not be able to play games in Canada unless federal laws there change. Detroit plays nine games north of the border. Bertuzzi is in line to forfeit over $450,000 of salary for that time because NHL protocols allow teams to suspend unvaccinated players when they are not available to participate. Edmonton GM Ken Holland says one Oilers player is unvaccinated. The NHL says it expects to have 10 to 15 unvaccinated players out of about 700 when the season begins.

NHL – NHL finds no evidence Evander Kane gambled on games

The NHL has found no evidence that San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane bet on NHL games or tried to throw games after investigating allegations made by his estranged wife. Anna Kane alleged in an Instagram post this summer that Kane bet on NHL games and was “obviously throwing games to win money,” launching a probe by the league. The league is still investigating allegations of physical and sexual abuse made by Anna Kane. The Sharks say Kane will not take part in training camp until fur...